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[oscar_perez]

dear Nicole:<P>I have a difficult question for you.<BR>20 years ago I heard A Franz Schubert musicpiece that was the source for the the bolero "Besame, Besame mucho............"<P>can you give me some information about it.<P>Perhaps it is not Schubert, but I am sure about his authorship. ( sorry for my english)<P>guapo<P> :confused:

[shostakovich]

Hi Guapo. Not to steal Nicole's thunder, but Besame Mucho is about a quarter century older than Nicole. I remember the tune well from the 1950s. It has such a Latin flavor that I can not imagine any European composer writing it (although Jacob Gade's Jalousie is a great tango). It sounds like something that Ernesto Lecuona might have written. It's also something the Xavier Cugat Orchestra may have played. I hope you can track it down. It's a nice song.<BR>Shos<p>[ 03-08-2002: Message edited by: shostakovich ]